Samuel Huntington

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Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.

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Samuel Huntington canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
jurist
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
burialPlace Norwich, Connecticut, United States
countryOfCitizenship Colony of Connecticut
linked to: Connecticut Colony

United States of America
dateOfBirth 1731-07-16
dateOfDeath 1796-01-05
educatedAt self-taught in law
era American Revolutionary era
familyName Huntington
givenName Samuel
honorificTitle His Excellency
judicialBody Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
legalTraining apprenticeship in law
memberOf Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Contribution to the governance of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
occupation judge
jurist
lawyer
politician
statesman
partOf Founding Fathers of the United States
placeOfBirth Windham, Connecticut Colony
placeOfDeath Norwich, Connecticut, United States
politicalAffiliation Patriot cause in the American Revolution
positionHeld Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Delegate to the Continental Congress
Governor of Connecticut
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
President of the Continental Congress
religion Congregationalism
represented Connecticut
residence Norwich, Connecticut, United States
servedIn Connecticut colonial government
linked to: Connecticut Colony

State government of Connecticut
linked to: Connecticut
sexOrGender male
signature Signature of Samuel Huntington on the Declaration of Independence
significantEvent Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
spouse Martha Devotion Huntington
workLocation Norwich, Connecticut
Windham, Connecticut

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Second Continental Congress president Samuel Huntington
Windham, Connecticut Colony hasBirthplaceOf Samuel Huntington
Windham, Connecticut associatedWith Samuel Huntington
Martha Devotion Huntington spouse Samuel Huntington
Huntington County, Indiana namedAfter Samuel Huntington
Governor of Connecticut firstHolder Samuel Huntington